Aliens! I had always wanted to create a giant Paper Mache head for years so we at
Open Eye Art thought it would be fun to make two extra large, friendly looking, female alien heads. We were determined to march in the
UFO Festival Parade in the awesome and quaint, town of McMinnville Oregon. We first learned about the
UFO Parade through our friends at the
Atticus Hotel. In fact after the parade we did a photo shoot at the hotel that was hysterical. As you can see in the photos. Knowing we had to join this quirky, small town festival, I quickly got busy experimenting with every paper mache recipes I could find. The most helpful and incredible web site I found for this project was actually this "artsy craftsy" website named the
Ultimate Paper Mache that was created by Jonni Good. The
Ultimate Paper Mache Joint Compound and Glue paste, and her special Paper Clay were all magical recipes for this project.
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Ether and Lucent at the Atticus |
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Paper Mache heads made by Jennifer Mark and Juliet Moran of Open Eye Art |
We are planning on walking in the UFO Festival parade again this year as Ether and Lucent, May 18th at 3:30 .
Little did we know last year that this festival draws UFO believers, and experts from across the country. Experts such as George Knapp, had a fascinating talk about the Skinwalker Ranch and
Jeremy Corbell's Documentary snippets were equally eye opening. I still have not had the chance to watch his movie,
Hunt for Skinwalker Ranch in its entirety. This year's festival line up looks equally as interesting. The great thing about this gathering is it does not take itself too seriously and it is still pretty intimate and intelligent with a lot of humor sprinkled in everywhere.
If this kind of quirkyness fascinates you, then it is a must do. This festival is a total trip.
If you don't get a chance to head town to the UFO Festival you can still see us dancing down the streets in footage shown at every
McMinniman's Theater around Oregon and Washington.
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Open Eye Art |
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Open Eye Art Giant Paper Mache Head |